What you value also makes up
part of who you are.
Time for another game – Let’s
play ‘Thumbs up, Thumbs down’
I’m going to show you some
words on the board – if
you think that thing is
important to you, if it is
something you value, then
give me a thumbs up – if
not, it’s thumbs down.
Let’s play a
game of ‘Put
your hand up
if.....’
Put your hand up if........
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You have brown hair
Wear glasses
Have a brother or sister
Like football
Can speak another language
You like swimming in the sea!
Born in this country
Know what you want to be when you’re
older
All these things
help make up your
identity – that’s
who you are!
So what else makes up your
personal identity?
•  Groups or clubs that you belong to - scouts,
rugby, choir....
•  What your interests or talents are - film,
dance, swimming....
•  What things are important to you
•  What your hopes are for the future
•  Which people are important to you
•  Your religion
•  The languages that you speak
•  Which country you are from
Honesty
Hard work
Caring
Resilience
Laziness
Kindness
Fun
Rudeness
Hurtful
Ambitious
We have talked about
personal values, but
can a country have
values?
We all live in Britain,
what do you think
British values are?
We are going to be learning about
British values
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
democracy
the rule of law
individual liberty
mutual respect
tolerance of those of different
faiths and beliefs
These are ideas we will be learning
about in class and in assemblies.
1.  Democracy
Britain is a democracy.
This means that the people in Britain
vote for the people who make the
laws and decide how the country is
run. If we didn’t have a democracy,
just one person might be able to make
all the laws and that would not be
fair.
2. The rule of the law
In Britain we have a police force that
makes sure people do not do the
wrong thing and break the law – this
means that we are safe.
We also have a government that
makes laws to protect us.
3. Individual Liberty
In Britain, as long as we do not break
the law, we can live as we choose to and
have our own opinions about things.
4. Mutual Respect
We might not always agree with other
people, but we try to show respect for
their thoughts and feelings.
We can give respect to others and we can
expect other people to show us respect.
5. Tolerance of those of
different faiths and
beliefs
In Britain we accept that other people
might have different beliefs than ours
and they may believe in different
religions.
Let’s look at that list of
British Values again:
1.  Democracy
2.  The rule of law
3.  Individual liberty
4.  Mutual respect
5.  Tolerance of those of
different faiths and beliefs
Take a moment to think about how lucky we are to
live in Britain, a country with such strong values.